(1) The United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Ordinance (Cap 182) and the Textile Designs (Registration) Decree, 1973 (N.R.C.D. 213) are repealed.

(2) Subsidiary legislation made under the repealed laws shall remain in force until revoked.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Textile Designs (Registration) Decree, 1973 (N.R.C.D. 213), a textile design registered under it and in force immediately before the coming into force of this Act, shall remain in force for the unexpired portion of the period of protection provided under this Act subject to the payment of the renewal fees provided for under this Act.

(4) A person who on the coming into force of this Act is the proprietor of an industrial design which has been registered in the United Kingdom or has filed an application for the registration of an industrial design in the United Kingdom, may, within twelve months from the date of the coming into force of this Act, file an application for the registration of the same industrial design under this Act and the application shall be accorded the filing date or priority date accorded to the application or registration in the United Kingdom.

(5) An industrial design registered under subsection 3 shall, subject to section 10(2), enjoy a term of protection not exceeding five years from the filing date.